Mop shaker



March 9 1926. 1,575,733

- c. BERNsfrElN MOP SHAKER Filed Nov. '7, 1925:

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Patented Mar. 9, 192.6..

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Nr QFFICE- CELIA.l BERNSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N'. Y.

IVIP SHAKER.

Application filed November To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I CELrA BERNSTEIN a Vcitizen of the United States, residing vat New York city, in the county of New York and State ot New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Mop Shakers, ot which the following is a specirlhis invention relates to shakers or cleaners for mops, more particularly dust mops, and one ot the objects ot the invention is to provide means for shaking or re- `moving a substance such as dust ,from the headsv ot mops. rllhe container for the yhead of the `mop preferably comprises two sections which are separable, one from the other, and are provided with means :tor forming a handle-receiving aperture laterally ot said sections, so that the mop may be'manipulated in such a way as to torce the deposit loit-the substance adhering thereto into the lower section, the two sections being then preferably reversed and the now lower (previously upper) section being removed for the purpose of discharging the .substance contained therein.

Another object ot the invention is to provide a shaker or cleaner for dust mops lwhich consists oit a container provided with an aperture, with which aperture there is associated suitable adjustable means which is movable with respect to the aperture so that the size or the aperture maybe restricted substantially'to that of a cross-section ot the handle ot the mop, whereby the aperture is substantially sealed by the mop Vand the handle thereof so that dust will not vescape from the container. f

rThese being among the objectsot the present invention, the same consists orn certain 4features of construction and combinations ot' parts to be hereinafter described and then claimed -with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment ofthe invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improvedmop shaker;

Fig. 2 is a vertical central section thereof, bothv Figures l and 2 showing a mop in 'position for shaking;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation 'showing the two sections of the container separated, and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation ot the shaker in reversed position.

Referring to the drawings, the container comprises a casing 5 which is closed by a 7, i925. serial No. 67,612.

cover 6 provided with a rim 7 which may telescope onto the upper portion of the casing 5. Ot course the shape of thecontainer may be cylindrical, oval, rectangular, etc.

rlhe upper edge 8 of casing 5 is adapted to come in contact with the bottom surface ot thetop ot the cover 6 so' as to provide a dusttight joint along the line of separation.A The casing 5 is formed with an annular bead 9 which constitutes van annular seat for the'edge of the rim 7. `Below the annular seat 9 a bail or handle 10 is pivoted, and the handle may be engaged with a snap catch 11 secured to the casing 'so that'the handle is thereby held in a secure and fixed position, especially' when the container is ready to be reversed. `When the handle Vis.

to be used it can be easily released from the catch 11. The cover 6 is provided with a ring 12 which ishinged thereto and is adapted to be received in a concavity 13 in said cover so as not tointertere with resting the device on the. cover Vwhen reversed.

The upper portion ot thecasing 5 ata point above the annular bead or seat 9 is provided with an aperture '14 which is rounded at its lower part, and the upper part thereof extends in the form of a slot lthrough the upper edge 8 ot the'casing.

rihe rim 7 of the' cover is likewise provided with an aperture 15 which is rounded at its upper part and extends in the form of a slot through the edge of the rim.

The improved mop Vshaker is used, as tollows: The cover isrst removed, as shown in Fig. 3, and then the user of the device takes the mop comprising the handle 16 and mop head 17 and inserts the" head ofthe mop into the casing 5 by vengaging the handle 16 ot the mop in the aperture 14,

the mop handle then resting upon arbearingshoulder 14a tormed at the lower part `ot' cross-section ot the mop handle 16, and thev mop handle then projecting laterally from the combined apertures 14, 15. It will be seen that in this manner adjustable means are provided for restricting the sizeof the aperture 14 to substantially the entire crosssection of the mop handle. The adjustable member is guided along lines substantially parallel With the direction in which the aperture 14 extends.

The user ofthe mop shaker may then stand or sit and grasp the outer end of the mop handle and discharge the substance adhering to the mop away from the mop, and such substance will fall into the lower part of the casing 5. The user vigorously oscillates or rotates the mop handle 16 so as to impart a corresponding movement to the strands or fibres of the mop head, and the form of the aperture will permit a free and easy rotation, especially7 when the end of the handle is grasped. During this operation the weight of the mop is not in the hand but imposed on the casing 5, and the bunched part of the mop head which adjoins the handle 16 will act to seal the comr bined apertures 14, 15 against escape of dust into the room. At the same time the strands r fibres of the mop head will be vigorously shaken, and they will also come into forcible contact with the surrounding Walls of the container, and the dust attached to the mop head will be beaten or shaken out and will fall through the large chamber of the casing and settle upon the bottom of the'casing. The rotating or oscillating mop head will also tend to cause the strands or fibres of the mop to fly out away from the mop head, and furthermore, at least in some constructions of mop heads, tend to cause the said fibres or strands to additionally seal .the combined apertures 14, against the escape of dust. It will be seen that the mop may be shaken at such an elevation above the bottom of the casing that the dust will be deposited at a low level and not be again drawn or stirred up onto the mop head.

It will be observed that the described device is extremely simple, as it comprises but few parts, and that in the preferred form of the invention there are no teeth, grids etc. within the container. In using the device the user would usually grasp the end of the handle, and, owing to the weight of the container, the latter is held firmly in position. Depending upon the size of the container relative to the seating position of the user, the mop handle may be more or less inclined horizontally. TvVhen the mop head has been sufficiently shaken, the cover section of the container should be removed and the mop also removed, the cover section being placed in position again and adjusted so as to close the aperture 14 in the casing section. The user now reverses the position of the container, so that it is upside down, shown in Fig. 4. The container having been reversed, the dust collected in the casing section will fall into the smaller cover section 6, 7, and soon settle on the inner surface of the cover, and then by placing one foot on the rim or flange 19 projecting from the cover 6, the user will thus hold the said cover in such manner that by taking hold of the larger casing section 5 through the rim or flange 18, the casing section may be removed. The dust or other substance having been deposited into the smaller cover section G, 7, it can be readily handled and easily lifted to discharge the dust or the like into a distant receptacle. This method avoids the necessity of the user being required to carry the relatively heavy casing section to discharge the dust.

lt is obvious that the invention is susceptible to modification by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

That l claim as new is:

1. A mop shaker comprising a container provided in one side wall thereof with a slot extending inwardly from the edge for receiving the handle of a mop, whereby the mop handle may project laterally away from the container, and slidable means guided upon said wall of the container adapted to restrict the size of said aperture.

2. A mop shaker comprising, in combination, a casing provided with an aperture in one side thereof for receiving the handle of a mop, and a fianged cover telescoping with the casing, the fiange provided with means for restricting the size of the said aperture substantially to that of a section of the mop handle.

3. A mop shaker comprising, in combination, a casing provided with an aperture for receiving the handle of a mop, and a cover having a rim telescoping with the casing, said rim having an aperture for registering with the aperture in the casing.

4. A mop shaker comprising, in combination, a casing provided in its upper edgeportion with an aperture, an annular seat on the casing and below said aperture, and a cover having an aperture in its lower edge-portion, said 'cover fitted rotatively to the casing and its lower edge resting on said seat, and said cover being removable from the casing. f

CELIA BERNSTEIN. 

